Weightlifting wants out of SubicNo sizeable crowd there, says NSA leaderMANILA, Philippines — The Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) is banking on the support of the other participating nations in its appeal for a change of venue for the 30th SEA Games. “I will ask all SEA Games countries participating in weightlifting to request the transfer,” SWP president Monico Puentevella told The STAR yesterday. Organizers have placed weightlifting, which offers 10 gold medals in this year’s SEA Games, under the Subic cluster, along with 15 other sports. But Puentevella insists that Subic is not the place for weightlifting. With nine months to the Games, Puentevella thinks there’s enough time to move weightlifting from the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center.

Source: Philippine Star February 18, 2019 15:05 UTC